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Senior Backend Engineer

England, United Kingdom (On-site)

Senior Backend Engineer

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Backend Development

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Job Description

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Splash Damage, you'll design, implement, and maintain backend services for their live-service multiplayer games. Collaborating with various teams (online services, design, gameplay, UI), you'll build services for player accounts, inventories, game sessions, and social features. Focusing on functionality, maintainability, scalability, and performance, you'll own the architecture and implementation of key features within their cloud-based infrastructure. This role requires proficiency in backend programming languages (Go preferred), API design, database technologies, and deployment pipelines. Experience with distributed services, scalable architectures, and testing is crucial.

Must have:

Proficiency in backend languages (Go preferred)
Experience in designing and implementing backend systems for live, high-traffic environments
Understanding of API design, database technologies, and deployment pipelines
Knowledge of distributed services and scalable architectures
Strong testing and documentation skills

Good to have:

Experience deploying and troubleshooting services
Games industry experience in backend or online services
Experience with game backend-as-a-service technologies (e.g., EOS, PlayFab)
Experience with AWS and Docker

Perks:

Substantial performance-related pay
Enhanced pension contributions
Life assurance
Relocation packages
Private medical and dental cover
24/7 digital GP service
Mental health support
Learning and development courses
Generous maternity/paternity leave

Description

About Splash Damage

We believe that games play better with friends. For more than 20 years, we’ve been creating team-based multiplayer experiences that have entertained tens of millions of players all over the world and forged countless new friendships along the way.

Our studio culture is rooted in our open, friendly, and collaborative environment. Our games are made by people from all over the world, from our entry-level Fresh Talent hires to industry veterans, and we believe that fostering that diverse culture is the best way to build both our games and our studio. We have won numerous awards, including a ‘World-Class’ accreditation by Best Companies and being named one of the UK’s 100 Best Large Companies to work for.

Our offices are based in Bromley, Greater London, UK.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family, including:

Substantial performance-related pay system on top of your basic compensation, along with Enhanced pension contributions and our life assurance scheme.
Bespoke VISA and relocation packages for you and your family, with support from our team throughout the whole process.
Private Medical and Dental Cover for you and your family, along with a 24/7 digital GP service.
Extensive Mental Health support, with Line Manager Mental Health training, a group of Mental Health First-Aiders, and on-site or remote counselling.
Our bespoke Learning and Development course framework to help you grow as an employee, manager, and leader.
Industry-leading fully paid 30 weeks maternity leave & 10 weeks paternity leave.
Performance Related Pay Bonus

The Role

At Splash Damage, we create multiplayer shooter games that champion team play and promote lifelong friendships. Backend Engineers at Splash Damage are responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the backend services that power our award winning live-service multiplayer games.

As a Senior Backend Engineer you will work within game feature teams, collaborating closely with other disciplines such as online services, design, gameplay and UI, to create backend services which drive game features such as player accounts, inventories, game sessions, social features and much more. With a strong focus on functionality, maintainability, scalability and performance, you will be responsible for owning the architecture and implementation of key features within our cloud-based backend infrastructure.

You Excel At:

Communicating ideas, intent and constraints to both technical and non-technical team members.

Working across disciplines to solve difficult problems in a fast-moving, highly collaborative team.

Breaking down your work into measurable and achievable tasks.

Taking ownership of features and autonomously driving them to completion.

Writing clear, maintainable and reliable code and documentation.

You Have:

Proficiency in one or more backend-related programming languages (Go preferred) and associated technologies.

Proven experience as a backend engineer, with a strong track record of designing and implementing systems to be deployed in a live and high-traffic environment.

Solid understanding of API design, database technologies (relational and non-relational), and deployment pipelines.

Strong practical knowledge of distributed services and scalable architectures.

Knowledge of Linux fundamentals.

Good experience writing tests at all levels and producing clear documentation targeted for different technical audiences.

Even Better If You Have:

The ability to deploy, run and troubleshoot your own services.

Experience in the games industry in backend or online services.

Experience using game backend-as-a-service technologies (e.g. EOS, PlayFab)

Experience with cloud deployment services such as AWS, and containerization technology such as docker.

Join Splash Damage, an equal-opportunity employer where diverse perspectives drive innovation. Let’s create games that resonate with players worldwide!

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About The Company

Splash Damage

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This is the most exciting time in Splash Damage’s history as we begin to realise our ambitions. In December, we debuted the very first trailer for TRANSFORMERS: REACTIVATE. And now, we've just announced Project Astrid: a AAA open-world survival game, developed in partnership with leading creators Sacriel and shroud.

Splash Damage began as a bunch of friends who’d met playing games online. We were gamers who became game developers. In our 20 years of working on some of gaming's most beloved franchises, we’ve never forgotten where we came from, or what we’re about: making multiplayer games that bring people together.

Our studio culture is rooted in our open, friendly and collaborative environment. Games are made by teams, and we believe we create our best work together when we have a diverse range of experiences, perspectives and opinions to draw from.

We’ve always believed that Splash Damage should be a studio where you can have a long career. You’ll get regular opportunities for growth, while developing your skills on compelling projects that keep our players and partners coming back for more.

We're looking for talented people to join us and make their mark and drive our groundbreaking projects.

Join Us. Make Your Mark. Build The Future.